Sticky Trust Bar widget for Google Reviews

Wishlist Google Reviews
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I’d love to request a new widget (or a new layout for the existing Google Reviews widget): a Sticky Trust Bar that stays fixed at the bottom of the page while users scroll.

Reference example: I’m attaching a screenshot of how ProvenExpert implements this on their clients’ websites. It’s a slim horizontal bar pinned to the bottom of the viewport, spanning the full width of the screen, showing: provider name → number of reviews → star rating → text label (“SEHR GUT” / “EXCELLENT”) → recommendation % → snippet of a recent review → “More info” link.

What I’d like for the Google Reviews version:

  1. Fixed/sticky position at the bottom of the page — always visible while scrolling, on both desktop and mobile.

  2. Full width (100% of the viewport) — the bar should stretch edge to edge across the entire screen, not be a small floating pill or a corner widget. Same look on desktop and mobile (responsive, but always full-width).

  3. Branding = “Google Reviews” instead of a third-party provider name. Show the official Google “G” icon + the text “Google Reviews” (or the localized equivalent).

  4. Full localization of all text labels, especially the word “reviews” — so I can display “Bewertungen” (DE), “Avis” (FR), “Reseñas” (ES), “Отзывы” (RU), “Recensioni” (IT), etc. depending on my site’s language. Same for the verbal rating labels (“Excellent / Very Good / Sehr Gut”) and the “X% recommendations” line.

  5. Data shown on the bar:

    • Average star rating (numeric + visual stars)

    • Total number of reviews

    • Verbal rating (“Excellent”, “Very Good”, etc.)

    • % of positive recommendations

    • Optional: rotating snippet from a recent 5-star review with a “More info” link

  6. NO Elfsight logo or “Powered by Elfsight” branding on the visible bar. The bar should look fully native to the site and trustworthy as a Google-branded element.

  7. Customization options:

    • Show/hide on mobile

    • Background color, text color, font, height

    • Click action: open the full Google Reviews widget in a modal, or link to the Google Business profile

    • Optional top border / shadow to separate it from page content

Screenshot 2026-05-01 at 22.16.24

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Hi there, @Julia_Mut :waving_hand:

Interesting idea, thanks for such a detailed comment! If this idea becomes popular, we’ll try to think it over in the future updates :slightly_smiling_face:

Regarding the Elfsight logo, I just wanted to mention that it is included with our Free plan but is automatically removed when you upgrade to any of our paid plans.

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Hi Max, thanks for the reply!

Just to clarify, I meant this for paid users. I’m on a paid plan myself and never noticed the Elfsight branding, so that’s not what I had in mind.

I was talking about the provider name shown on the bar. In the ProvenExpert example, their name actually works as a trust signal because it sounds like an independent service that checks experts, but their score is based from multiple review sources including Google Business. For Google Reviews, showing the official “Google Reviews” label would do the same thing and feel native.

Also, on the screenshot I sent, the red block is covering the business name. If you want a live reference, just write to me at the email linked to my account and I’ll send you a link to a site that uses this widget.

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Ah, I see! Thanks for clarification :slightly_smiling_face: